The given table demonstrates the proportion of people aged 65 and over in Germany, Canada and the United Kingdom in 1998, 2000, and the projected data for 2030.
Overall, there was an increase in the percentage of older adults in all three countries. Additionally, Germany witnessed the highest proportion of elderly people throughout the period whereas the lowest data can be seen in the figure for the UK.
In 1998, about 20% of the German population was aged 65 or over, with a steady growth to 25.53% in 2000, before being expected to reach 30% by the end of the period. A similar trend can be seen in the figure for Canada’s population, which rose from 16.45% in 1998 to 20.65% in 2000, followed by a projection of a dramatic rise to 26.35% in 2030.
In contrast, the proportion of the UK citizens aged 65 and over started at around 14.25% in 1998, after which it experienced a slight increase to 14.80% in 2000, with a prediction of a tremendous rise to around 20% by 2030.